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Battered, Broken, Healed

The true story of a mother separated from her daughter. Only a painful truth can bring them back together

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Battered, Broken, Healed

By: Maggie Hartley
Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
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When six-week-old Jasmine is placed with foster carer Maggie Hartley, Maggie is delighted to have a baby in the house again. Jasmine has been taken into care over fears for her safety after the police are called to the family's home several times following her birth. Her mother, Hailey, vehemently denies that anything is wrong, however, and social services allow her to have daily supervised visits with Jasmine.

Baby Jasmine is a joy to be around, but Maggie suspects that all is not quite as it seems with her mum. Maggie struggles to draw timid and extremely quiet Hailey out of her shell and fears that she may be suffering with postnatal depression.

Then one day Hailey arrives for the contact session with her hair streaked with blood and her body covered in bruises. Breaking down, a terrified Hailey admits that she is being abused by her violent husband and is too afraid to leave him.

Maggie realises that the only way mother and daughter will be reunited is if Hailey admits what's going on behind closed doors and leaves her husband. But after years of physical and psychological abuse, that's easier said than done....

©2018 Maggie Hartley (P)2018 Orion Publishing Group Abuse Adoption & Fostering Child Abuse Dysfunctional Families Dysfunctional Relationships Parenting & Families Relationships Social Sciences Adoption Foster Parenting
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This is my 2nd Maggie Hartley book in less than 3 week’s and I am about to buy another! If you are a foster parent or adoptive parent, her books are “must reads”, you will learn so much in a short space of time on how to prepare for and make your journey with vulnerable kids and their care a time of healing and transformation for all involved. Her books are truly a masterclass in fostering love !!!

Just Brilliant and Informative!!!

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I absolutely love each and every Maggie Hartley book I read or listen to!! This book doesn’t disappoint, another great book by one of my favorite authors!!

Maggie Hartley is the best!!

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Honestly between the writing and the narrator, I feel like I am sitting at the kitchen table having a coffee with a friend. Every story grips me from beginning to end, which always comes too soon. I have listened to all of her books, most of which in one day. Cannot get enough!

Another amazing story and narration!

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couldn't put it down once I started reading
definitely a 5 star book thank you maggie

loved

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I enjoy the story and learning how foster care works.
I have a hard time putting them down once I start.
would recommend. Good read keeps the mind intriged.

Love to hear about Maggie

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all of it was just very entertaining and engrossing. Did not have any boring moments.

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